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Where does “ātl” come from?

ātl (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Proto-Nahuan *aa-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan pa — water.

ātl (Classical Nahuatl): Alternative spelling of atl; water

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of atl; water

Ancestry of “ātl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nahuan*aa-—
2Proto-Uto-Aztecanpawater

Words derived from “ātl”

  • altepetl
  • axolotl
  • chilaquiles
  • altepemeh
  • achichincle
  • acal
  • chilaquiles
  • ajolote
  • petaca
  • chilate
  • ahuehuete
  • axolotl
  • Axolotl
  • axoloto
  • pitaka
  • atotonilli
  • yaoacalli
  • ahuitzotl
  • ācalli
  • Caxtillan acalli
  • apozonallotl
  • Axayacatl
  • hueyatl
  • altepemaitl
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